This video from Costa Rica is about Juan Castro Blanco National Park. It gives an idea of especially the plant life of the mountainous area around Bosque de Paz where we arrived in the afternoon of 17 March 2014, after the great potoo and red-winged blackbirds of earlier that day.
Feeders around Bosque de Paz attracted many hummingbirds.
These included violet sabrewings; like the male on the photo.
And green-crowned brilliants. The photo shows a male.
And this photo shows a female.
And green hermits. On the photos, females.
And purple-throated mountain gems. This species lives only in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
And stripe-tailed hummingbirds.
A male scintillant hummingbird on a branch. One of the smallest hummingbird species.
This photo shows a female magnificent hummingbird.
A list of Bosque de Paz bird species is here.
More Bosque de Paz birdlife and other wildlife to come on this blog. Stay tuned!
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hummingbirds are such beautiful creatures! I wonder if someone has ever seen one sitting!
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Yes, indeed, on the second and third photos from the top of this blog post, hummingbirds sit; on feeders. On the second photo from the bottom, a hummingbird sits on a branch. On the photo at the bottom, a hummingbird sits on a wire.
Some hummingbird species have stronger feet than others; so, they spend more time sitting: on feeders, on branches waiting for their turn at feeders or flowers, or resting.
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
This is a beautiful post on these beautiful creatures!!!
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Absolutely stunning creatures. The photographs are wonderful.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Thanks for the kind reactions everyone!
There will be more Costa Rican hummingbirds at this blog 🙂
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